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James Barnes

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · OK · Aug 17, 2009 → Aug 17, 2009

1deal (issuers)
$841Kreported sold
41investors
1Form D filing
2009year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James Barnes is listed as a promoter on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Aug 2009: O-Tex Investments 2008 LLC (Duncan, OK — pooled investment fund — 2009; $841K reported sold to 41 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Aug 2009. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Jimmy C Cooper (1 shared filing), Lyle L Roggow (1 shared filing) and SWOVC SWOVC management, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around James. Each name links to their own page.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Swovc (6 issuers, $2.46M reported sold, 2009–2010).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Swovc has 6 companies on file and $2.46M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 4 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 1 public filing for James Barnes and found 3 differences: Same name, different state: "James Barnes" (X0) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "James A. Barnes" (NV or CA) is a separate record; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for James Barnes has not run yet — it is joining a line of 8,614 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched James Barnes..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

4 cases: 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

James T Barnes and Natasha R Barnes closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 24-10984 · Filed Apr 14, 2024 · Closed Aug 20, 2024
Role of James T Barnes and Natasha R Barnes: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-08-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 895 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (OK)
James L. Barnes, II and Nancy M. Barnes closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 19-12858 · Filed Jul 12, 2019 · Closed Nov 25, 2019
Role of James L. Barnes, II: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-11-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 895 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (OK)
James T. Barnes, III and Kristina E. Barnes closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 14-15163 · Filed Dec 18, 2014 · Closed Apr 16, 2015
Role of James T. Barnes, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-04-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 895 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (OK)
James M. Barnes and Cynthia E. Barnes closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · No. 10-12373 · Filed Jul 13, 2010 · Closed Jun 23, 2011
Role of James M. Barnes and Cynthia E. Barnes: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-06-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 895 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (OK)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

3 differences found between the filings for James Barnes (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 25, 2025

Same name, different state: "James Barnes" (X0) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is OK. A separate record, "James Barnes" with address state X0, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by EnteroBiotix LTD (Jul 25, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 17, 2009; the other has one filing dated Jul 25, 2025.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Sep 30, 2010 – Nov 8, 2018

Same name, different state: "James A. Barnes" (NV or CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is OK. A separate record, "James A. Barnes" with address state NV or CA, is listed on 10 filings — most recently by WRAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Jan 17, 2019). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Aug 17, 2009; the other runs Sep 30, 2010 to Nov 8, 2018.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jun 25, 2009 – May 5, 2010

Same name, different state: "James R. Barnes" (CT) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is OK. A separate record, "James R. Barnes" with address state CT, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by FM Global Holdings, Inc. (May 5, 2010). Both records have filings in the same period (Aug 17, 2009).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

1 of 1 offering reports sales commissions totalling $50,460; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $180,000.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 17, 2009 D
O-Tex Investments 2008 LLC
File 021-133726
$50,460$0$180,000
5 years of management fees paid to Issuer's manager based on capital contributions from this offering
Wells Nelson & Associates BrokerCheck CRD 104030 ↗
via Wells Nelson & Associates (CRD 104030 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named James Barnes on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Swovc

O-Tex Investments 2008 LLC

Duncan, OK · Aug 17, 2009
  • Aug 17, 2009 · D · $841,000 sold of $841,000 · 41 investors · min. $5,000 · role: Promoter (Placement Agent for the Fund) EDGAR ↗

Raised $841K from 41 investors (100% of the $841K target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as promoter.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other pages with the same name (3)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • James R. Barnes — CT, 3 issuers, Jun 25, 2009 → May 5, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • James A. Barnes — NV, CA, 3 issuers, Sep 30, 2010 → Nov 8, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • James Barnes — United Kingdom (as filed: X0), 1 issuer, Jul 25, 2025 → Jul 25, 2025 · no shared issuer

People around James 3

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

Management entity

SWOVC SWOVC management, LLC

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

SWOVC SWOVC management, LLC is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Lyle L Roggow

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Lyle L Roggow is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JC
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Person

Jimmy C Cooper

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Jimmy C Cooper is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Swovc

6 issuers · 6 filings · $2.46M reported sold · 2009–2010

One team, 6 deal companies. James Barnes is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name James Barnes.

Same business address

7 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to James Barnes by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers James Barnes is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in O-Tex Investments 2008 LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #370,104 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

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